Simon Scores Again in MVT / BOSS Sprints At Wayne County

In the four year history of the Mo Vaughn Transport BOSS tour, there has been very few drivers record multiple wins in the same season. Diversity and large car counts have seen seasons with 11 different winners in 12 events in 2012 and 13 different winners in 14 events in 2013. Now, Landon Simon joins a very short list of drivers to score more than a single BOSS win in the same season. Last night he scored his 3rd career BOSS win by picking up the main event victory at the Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio driving the Mount Baker Vapor #24.

The evening began with 22 drivers signed in for competition setting up 3 exciting heat races. Before the action really got underway, Cincinnati driver Buddy Lowther broke a rear axle in hot laps and narrowly averted a serious situation as he rolled the car to a stop. The 3 preliminary heat races were won by three recent tour winners, Simon, Cooper Clouse, and Shawn Westerfeld.

The top 3 drivers from each heat race went into a redraw that found defending champion Mike Miller and youngster Cooper Clouse on the front row. Michael Fischesser and Andy Feil made up row #2 with a stacked row 3 consisting of Simon and Westerfeld. From the very drop of the green flag, it was Mike Miller who rocketed to an early lead. The race’s only red flag would fly quickly though when Chuck Wilson and Randy Fink tangled on lap 2. Wilson somehow saved what appeared to be a disaster happening, but Fink was not as fortunate as he rolled the #41 car but emerged unhurt.

Back under green, Miller continued to show the way with Clouse in tow, but Simon and Westerfeld were like a cavalry charge on their way to the front. Miller was hampered by a shock that broke shortly after the red flag, and he was forced to give way to Simon who took the lead on lap #5. Westerfeld was to the runner-up spot by lap #6 and the duo would throw down over the remaining circuits to decide the outcome on the Orrville, Ohio 3/8 mile clay oval.

Two more cautions on laps 13 and 18 for Steve Little and Jeremy Shambaugh would give Westerfeld the opportunity to close up on Simon. However, Simon proved to be up to the task and was able to turn back the herculean efforts of the “Guilford Gasser” Shawn Westerfeld to score the win. Behind the lead pair, Dustin Smith edged Michael Fischesser for the 3rd spot after those two drivers put on a spirited battle in the closing laps. Cooper Clouse rounded out the top after turning away a determined charge by the fresh out of retirement, Bobby Distel who turned in a fantastic performance at some points running in the top 5 despites starting 11th. Rounding out the rest of the top 10 were Mike Miller, Aaron Middaugh, Andy Feil and Chad Wilson.

Shawn Westerfeld extended his series points lead and has the inside edge on the 2015 championship. But Smith, Miller and Clouse all have some other ideas left to try! The series now heads to Fremont Speedway next Saturday, August 15th for the Mike Hensel Memorial. Watch for the exciting details of this highest paying BOSS event to be announced in the next few days.